Nightcliff Street Names

Nightcliff Street Names are nearly all taken from the names of common plants, and while the name Nightcliff first appears on Goyder's 1869 plan of Port Darwin. it's exact origins are not clear.

Red sandstone cliffs at Nightcliff

The name possibly comes from a night time landing at the site by a party
from HMS Beagle on 8 September 1839. A party in a longboat came ashore,
including Lieutenant John Stokes who later wrote "We had some
difficulty in landing, and then in scrambling up the cliffs by the light
of a lantern."

Evening at Nightcliff Bike Track along Casuarina Drive

Pavonia Way aka Nightcliff Mall

The original commercial heart of Nightcliff, through the week Pavonia Place is a quiet place, with a children's
playground at one end and the Groove Cafe outdoor tables at the Progress
Drive end.

On a Sunday morning this is "standing room only" territory as crowds
come to the Markets to browse through art and craft stalls, and buy some
locally grown produce.

Nightcliff Street Names and their origins.

Alstonia Street

Alstonia, also known as Milkwood, is common across the coastal areas of
the Territory in open forests or the margins of rain forests.